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10 Best Movies Like The Machine That Made Us

If you loved The Machine That Made Us, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Surprising History of Sex and Love

The Surprising History of Sex and Love

2002★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Machine That Made Us for fans of Documentary & History. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

The Surprising History of Sex and Love is a documentary presented by Terry Jones, looking at the different and surprising attitudes to sex and love throughout history. The document...

#2
Scooby-Doo: Agence toutou risques, vol. 1 : Le voleur de vélo

Scooby-Doo: Agence toutou risques, vol. 1 : Le voleur de vélo

2007★ 10.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Machine That Made Us for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

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#3
Forest

Forest

2014★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Machine That Made Us for fans of . It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Short film built from photographs, sped up like a traditional stop motion and is meant to be an evocation of the English Eerie and Folk Horror....

#4
Dreamover

Dreamover

2021★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Machine That Made Us for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When life turns unbearably miserable, a lonely old man takes part in a medical experiment, reviving a long-forgotten story of his love....

#5
I Was a Teenage Bride of Christ

I Was a Teenage Bride of Christ

1992★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Machine That Made Us for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Part of Matt Mitler and Robert Prichard's Surf Reality Movie of the Month series, this featurette follows marriage-hungry Sarah as she's helped by a magic homeless man to find her ...

#6
The Voices of a Big Country

The Voices of a Big Country

2016★ 3.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Machine That Made Us for fans of Music. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In every corner of our vast country there are talented people worthy of recognition and glory. They flock to the capital and take part in popular television shows. But the spotligh...